A graduate of Dr. Pepper University, She's best known for her novel, "Darkness Before Dawn," as well as "The Battle Of Jericho."She has written many more books as well as Copper Sun , Double Dutch , Out of My Mind and the Jericho Trilogy.

Sharon draper grew up around lots of books. her mother catherine mills worked as and classifed advertising manager for the Cleveland plain dealer. her farther victor mills is an hotel maitred head waiter and they would read to her every night and day they had an chance when she was young. as Sharon got old enough to start reading and writing on her own she would read every thing she had and chance to read that would help her on what she needed to know.

Draper enrolled at Pepperdine University, located in Malibu, California. In 1971, when she was just twenty years old, Draper graduated with a degree in English. Pepperdine offered her a teaching position while she pursued a master's degree, but Draper chose to return to Ohio where she enrolled at Miami University of Ohio. She earned a master's degree in 1974.

Draper attended Pepperdine University as a National Merit Scholar and majored in English. When she graduated, the school offered her a teaching position and the chance to pursue her graduate studies (she was twenty years old). She declined, and moved to Cincinnati, Ohio. There, she married Larry Draper and started teaching in the city's public schools.

English. When she graduated, the school offered her a teaching position and the chance to pursue her graduate studies (she was twenty years old). She declined, and moved to Cincinnati, Ohio. There, she married Larry Draper and started teaching in the city's public schools.

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